Question

which in-text citation is formatted correctly in mla style?
odysseus and his men \slept again above the wash of ripples. (homer 68).\
odysseus and his men, \slept again above the wash of ripples. (homer 68)\
odysseus and his men, \slept again above the wash of ripples.\ homer (68)
odysseus and his men \slept again above the wash of ripples\ (homer 68).

Explanation:

In MLA in - text citation style, when citing a direct quote, the parenthetical citation (author and page number) should come after the closing quotation mark, and the period should come after the parenthetical citation. Let's analyze each option:

• First option: The period is inside the quotation mark before the parenthetical, which is incorrect.
• Second option: The comma before the quote and the period inside the quote before the parenthetical are incorrect.
• Third option: The author and page number are formatted incorrectly as the page number is in parentheses after the author, not with the author and page number together in the parenthetical after the quote.
• Fourth option: The quote is properly enclosed in quotation marks, the parenthetical citation (Homer 68) comes after the closing quotation mark, and the period comes after the parenthetical citation, which follows MLA style.

Answer:

Odysseus and his men "slept again above the wash of ripples" (Homer 68).